Patriotism and Politics

The fact that we were so political at 14-16 cracks me up, as most of us didn't have a clue what we were talking about. BFF has been through many incarnations as liberal and conservative and now lands somewhere in the middle, probably left of center, but right of me. It's obvious this was a far right phase, although STOP was Students and Teachers Organized to Prevent Nuclear War, so go figure. We were adamant about our beliefs, even if they didn't jive with any other of our beliefs. I was in STOP, and also in the Pro Life Club and didn't see any conflict there.